Friend Application and Single Event Admission Options

Thank you for your RSVP to attend our lecture series.

Below, you have two options to pay online. You can either become a Friend of the Athenæum OR pay for a single event. The Portsmouth Athenæum uses PayPal, a secure and convenient site for online transactions. Please know that you don’t need a PayPal account to utilize PayPal services.

Remember, you can also pay in person for an event prior to the start of that program. At the event, we accept cash, major credit cards, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Cash App.

Friend Application

Please complete the online form below to become a Friend of the Athenæum at a contribution of $25, $40, $50 or other denomination. For the lecture series, we ask for a contribution of $25.

Membership Benefits include the following:

  • Subscription to the Athenæum’s quarterly newsletter, with up‐to date information on events and activities as well as notice of recent acquisitions of books, special collections, and curatorial objects
  • Free admission to lecture series
  • Advance notice of lectures, programs, and volunteer opportunities
  • Invitations to exhibition openings

Your contribution is tax deductible.


Single Event Admission

If you are only paying for a single event, please use the PayPal button below. It’s $15 per person for each lecture. Under the note section, briefly state the event you are signing up for.